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science, technology. people are just issuing an ma exclusively's approval can get a visa. do not think that would make sense. for ph.d.'s, give them all green cards. >> i think we have gone over time. i have one mins left. do you wanted? >> if we could have one more round. >> we have not had around and she has to be gone. -- the chair has to be gone. we said we would finish at 5:00. i will give you one more question. lex and you can submit -- and in writing which have to be answered one week later. questions have to be submitted by 5:00 wednesday. go ahead. >> what specific border security measures does this bill require in the non--high risk sectors. reviewve struggled to the bill in that level of detail. the other six sectors, what i understand is, why do they have to obtain an effectiveness rate? if we are only focusing himon appre -- only focusing on apprehensions? i added that in. what happens to the border patrol work on contraband like weapons and drugs? does that roll back and become a non-priority? i do not understand why we do not have it as a brought up race. --
science, technology. people are just issuing an ma exclusively's approval can get a visa. do not think that would make sense. for ph.d.'s, give them all green cards. >> i think we have gone over time. i have one mins left. do you wanted? >> if we could have one more round. >> we have not had around and she has to be gone. -- the chair has to be gone. we said we would finish at 5:00. i will give you one more question. lex and you can submit -- and in writing which have to be...
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not just technology, people, processes, and technology. in terms of people, more than 2100 claims processors have completed training to improve the quality and productivity of decisions, or are being trained, and new employees now complete more claims than their predecessors. use of disability benefits questionnaires, online forms for submitting a medical evidence, that has dropped processing times of medical exams and improved accuracy. there are now three lanes for processing claims, an express lane for those that will predictably take less time, a special operations lane for unusual cases or those requiring special handling, and a core lane where roughly 60% of the claims will go, and that is the remainder. technology is critical in ending the backlog. our paperless processing system will be faster, improve access, drive automation, and reduced variance. 30 regional offices use the system now. homelessness -- the last of the goals is to end veterans homelessness in 2015. since 2009, we've reduced the estimated amount of homeless veteran
not just technology, people, processes, and technology. in terms of people, more than 2100 claims processors have completed training to improve the quality and productivity of decisions, or are being trained, and new employees now complete more claims than their predecessors. use of disability benefits questionnaires, online forms for submitting a medical evidence, that has dropped processing times of medical exams and improved accuracy. there are now three lanes for processing claims, an...
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the hard working men and women, our farmers, innovating technology, creating business of their own. our nation continues to benefit from immigrants as it did when my wife's parents came here. we need to uphold the fundamentals values of hard work nd families. we need to trade with our friends in that wonderful country of canada. farmers and growers become part of the families that have woven into the vermont culture and community. now the dysfunction of the system affects all of us. ow it is time to fix it. we have to act. we can talk about it but eventually we have to vote. millions of americans are depending upon us. senator? >> on this side, mr. chairman, we understand why the secretary can't be here and we feel she's doing exactly what she should be doing. we'll have an opportunity to -- when things settle down to uestion american --er. we also appreciate the opportunity to talk a immigration, particularly in light of what is happening in massachusetts right now and last week. i know the people of boston and watertown are on everybody's thoughts this morning. it is hard to under
the hard working men and women, our farmers, innovating technology, creating business of their own. our nation continues to benefit from immigrants as it did when my wife's parents came here. we need to uphold the fundamentals values of hard work nd families. we need to trade with our friends in that wonderful country of canada. farmers and growers become part of the families that have woven into the vermont culture and community. now the dysfunction of the system affects all of us. ow it is...
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you have technology changed a substitution, competition. people pay bills online. when you lose 30 billion pieces of mail, that is what is continuing to affect this organization. it will continue. as you have options to go electronically with advertising mail or electronically rst-classill present and ements which is a very scary thought for us, that is why we have to keep the price right and the service level where they are coming at is a major threat. the refunding issues are soluble 100% by managing our own health care, and it is not managed by op the postal seic compete is lr person in this room. there are people in this room who are enjoying very good health plans because your companies or the groups that you belong to have competed in. yet the benefits, and you are able to adjust things going into the future. the key for the health care, we do not want to warn away from our responsibilities. we want to pay exactly what we should pay. if theseice r pdedicare, t in the united states, and it is paid for by our employees and by your postage rates. it is irrespons
you have technology changed a substitution, competition. people pay bills online. when you lose 30 billion pieces of mail, that is what is continuing to affect this organization. it will continue. as you have options to go electronically with advertising mail or electronically rst-classill present and ements which is a very scary thought for us, that is why we have to keep the price right and the service level where they are coming at is a major threat. the refunding issues are soluble 100% by...
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you have technology change, you have substitution, you have competition. that's what's happening to us. people pay bills online. when you lose 30 billion pieces of mail, that's what's continuing to affect this organization and it will continue. and as you have options to go electronically with advertising mail or electronically with first-class bill presentiment and statements, which is a scary thought for us. that's why we have to keep the price right and the service levels where they are, that is a major threat. the prefunding issues are solveable 100% by managing our own health care and it's not managed by a bunch of people in the postal service. we've depeeted, just like any other person sitting in this room. there are people in this room enjoying very good health plans because your companies have competed it. you've gotten good benefits and you're able to address those things into the future. the key for the health care, it's not we want to run away from our responsibilities. we want to pay exactly what we should play. if the postal service is paying
you have technology change, you have substitution, you have competition. that's what's happening to us. people pay bills online. when you lose 30 billion pieces of mail, that's what's continuing to affect this organization and it will continue. and as you have options to go electronically with advertising mail or electronically with first-class bill presentiment and statements, which is a scary thought for us. that's why we have to keep the price right and the service levels where they are,...